Ugochi Ihezue biography: 13 things about Miss Universe Nigeria 2023

Ugochi Mitchel Ihezue is a Nigerian visual artist, women’s advocate and beauty queen. She is 6’2″ tall.

Ihezue holds a bachelor’s degree in bachelor’s degree in fine and applied arts and a master’s degree in business administration. She attended Learning Field International School in Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria, Providence High School, Enugu in Enugu, Nigeria and Federal Government Girls College, Owerri in Owerri, Imo,Nigeria.

Hailing from Umukegwu-Akokwa, Imo, Ihezue previously lived in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria. Here are 13 more things about her:

1.  From 2013 to 2017, she attended the University of Benin in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria where she earned her bachelor’s degree in fine and applied arts.
2. On August 15, 2015, she was selected as one of the Top 20 finalists of the Elite Model Look Nigeria 2015 competition in Lagos, Nigeria. On September 13, 2015, she finished in the grand finals at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos
3. On September 16, 2017, she represented Kebbi at Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2017 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island. She won the title.
4. On November 18, 2017, she represented Nigeria at Miss World 2017 and competed against 117 other candidates at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. She finished in the Top 15.
5. On September 21, 2018, she crowned her successor Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2018 Anita Ukah at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria.
6. From November 2018 to July 2020, she worked for REDOXCORP in Lagos as a business analyst.
7. In 2020, she entered Lagos Business School, the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos.
8. From July 2021 to October 2021, she was a marketing and new product development intern at Godrej Nigeria in Ikeja, Lagos.
9. In January 2022, she graduated from the Institut d’Économie Scientifique Et de Gestion (IÉSEG) School of Management in Lille, France with a master’s degree in business administration.
10. In July 2022, Godrej Nigeria hired her as an area sales manager.
11. On September 10, 2023, she represented Imo at Miss Universe Nigeria 2023 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Convention Centre of the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island. She won the title.
12. On November 18, 2023, she represented Nigeria at Miss Universe 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was unplaced.
13. She was 27 years old when she and Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu got married on December 5, 2023.

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